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‘We expect to be sued’

2 years 4 months ago
Hours after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt certified in a legal opinion that the state’s “trigger law” is now in effect, meaning that abortion procedures are illegal in the state of…
Sophie Hurwitz For the St. Louis American

Families can tap program that helps cover water, sewer bills

2 years 4 months ago
While water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface, its cost as a utility can be difficult for some residents to pay the monthly bill. Help could be flowing to eligible families through the federally funded Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program…
Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American

Rep. Cori Bush hosting app challenge

2 years 4 months ago
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced that her office is hosting a 2022 Congressional App Challenge, a competition designed to encourage middle and high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The Challenge is designed to…
The St. Louis American Staff

Well grounded

2 years 4 months ago
If speaking to Daria McKelvey about horticulture and botany be prepared to be schooled because. She has the knowledge and skill down to a science.
Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American

Lawsuit targets Missouri’s new voting restrictions

2 years 4 months ago
Civil rights groups are suing Missouri state and local officials over a state election provision that disenfranchises voters with limited English proficiency or with disabilities who require assistance in casting a ballot.
The St. Louis American staff

GrandPad tablets available for qualifying seniors

2 years 5 months ago
St. Louis County residents and County library card-holders over 75 years old can apply now, from June 22 through July 13, and potentially receive a GrandPad tablet for one year as part of the Federal CARES Act.
The St. Louis American Staff

A gateway to liberation

2 years 5 months ago
Etta Daniels stood out among the hundreds who braved the heat and humidity and gathered downtown in front of the Civil Courts Building early Monday evening. The courts were closed to commemorate the Juneteenth federal holiday.
Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American

North County Inc. celebrates new home on UMSL campus

2 years 5 months ago
A few dozen people gathered outside the Regional Center for Education and Work recently afternoon to mark the official opening of North County Incorporated’s new headquarters on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
The St. Louis American Staff

Passport to Music gets in tune at Transit Centers

2 years 5 months ago
The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), in partnership with Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro Transit and AARP in St. Louis, will be hosting Passport to Music on Metro from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2022, at both the Belleville…
The St. Louis American staff

St. Louis ‘Marches for Our Lives’

2 years 5 months ago
Joining nationwide demonstrations against gun violence, around 300 St. Louisans and gun violence survivors took to the street on Saturday, June 11, 2022, as part of a 'March for Our Lives.'
Isaiah Peters | The St. Louis American

A knockout

2 years 5 months ago
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones has put an end to use of “no-knock” warrants in St. Louis through an executive order. The practice is now banned, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is prohibited from requesting this type of…
St. Louis American staff